Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-01

Kew the Work IL Carried Out By the
Northern Pacific People at Lullan.

The railway schedules of the Norther,
sad state of decentralization on account o
the collapse of a section of the Mullan Tuo
mel. which is proving much more serious
than had been anticipated. Passenger,
for Butte om the East, and in fact for al
points vest. we're held at Helena from Z
p. m. Saturday evening to 4 q. N. Sunday
Among the passengers on the train were
the members OF the Bijou Opera Company
en route from Helena to Logan, Utah,
where they hsd an engagement to appear
tonight. But in consequence OF the delay
at the tunnel they failed of connection fol-
the South at Silver Bow. and but for the
Montana Unions meeting the emergency
by having a special train in waiting at Gar
rison. the passengers would be waiting for
something to sustain what life was left in
| them after climbing the spire of the Cont.
nent at the Mullan pass.
HOW H TRANSFER WAS JADE.
When the west bound train reached the
east approach of the tunnel about 6 D. NJ,
there was a laments bic lack of teams for
the TRANSFER, it being impossible for the
company to secure them from the better
class OF equine service in the city because
orCA &0ll0uV u1C III OuCt
Of the long heavy haul to be encountered
saw the situation and leaving the vehicles
to the ladies started to climb the hill, some
over the embankments, fills nd:trestIes nf
the old s~witchback and others by a
more cireuitous trail. They made
the trip safely and swiftly, and JUS: in
time to meet the Atlantic express from the
West. This train was halted. As the teams
from the other side reached this point and
delivered their passengers and baggage,
they were reloaded with passengers and
baggage for the East. But the west bound
the more severely, as there was an
accumulation of baggage on the other
side, some Of it delayed beyond the days
But seven teams could be Sc
cured. and these were in tie
service from Ga. N. until $50 D. M, and
even at at that hour there was a car load
baggage still on the east side which was
to be transferred and sent west by special
freight later. Many of the delayed passen- |
gers had most urgent engagements, es- |
the Opera Company. yet there was
but little complaining under the circum-
DAMAGE AND WORK OF RECONSTRUCTION.
The damage done to the tunnel by the first
break was to fill the apperturef for a consider
able space by the debris from above, which
bad been loosened by the melting of a |
vast volume of snow On the surface and
,epage into the loose and treacherous form
As workmen. employed to remove
The mass of stuff, attempted to do the
work on hand With a view to timbering. |
other slides would follow soon and destroy |
any work of this character that could be |
devised by the most skillful engineers.
expert miners are already en-
and Others will reach there to-day.
Construction trains are in a busting state |
u activity at each end of the tunnel and
Ill of the workmen that can be made
are employed to
STAY THE woRK OF srRUcTIo
repair the damage done. Superintend-
mt dilbert's car is sided on the west end
or at least two weeks, which means that
lis services will be required to superintepd
and transfers for at least that pc
iod. A workman said yesterday that it
night require a month to get trains through
nd there are significant hints at restoring
he old switch back, which would require ten
avs or two weeks, as some of the trestles
re shaky, the road-bed out of alignment,
he ties and rails taken away. In the
while passengers may be trans
erred with but little delay or discomfort
nth a little better service. it is a serious
how freights will be moved. Ex-
ress and mail matter and the lighter
might be handled by the transfer
rocesses to fair advantage.
INCIDENTS OF A DAYS TRANSFER.
The Bijou Opera Company kept them
and the other passengers in a fair
OF mind in various ways. Miss We'll
on's pet squirrel escaped from her hus-
and. who ave it too much coveted liber-
and the precious pet gave the passen- :
ers an exhibition of it's native agility by !
imbing a telegraph pole and insisted on s
assing the day there d%efying It's distracted {
distress to capture it. The husband, with |
ladder at the top of the pole, Miss Wei s
On at the base and Will Humbert OF Hell
IA, occupying a central position, finally {
1cceeded in beguiling the little favorite to s
'me down like Davy Crocket's coon. He I
as made to do penance in the solitude OF q
he lonely car the rest Of the day. I
Conductors Bill, of the Atlantic Express, :
nd Snellaberger, of the Pacific Express, T
I'd the train men in their charge did every. b
ing possible for the comfort OF the guests t
making the transfer. And it was not an /
.sy matter to please all. On Bells train b
ere were two lady invalids, for whom a
rriage was provided, and when this made
appearance among the ruder vehicles
ere were enough sick people in the Pull !,
an to stock a hospital. o